Toy



Feb. 19, 1935. J,- BRUBAKER 1,991,654

TOY

Filed May 51, 1934 v 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 W Z2 Z9 JawzE rubahe awe/who'l Feb. 19, 1935. BRUBAKER 1,991,654

TOY

Filed May 31, 1954 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 2 amen/1'04;

Patented Feb. 19,1935 1 a q 1 UNITED "STATES PATENT {OFFICE Jacob EgBrubaker, Lancaster, ra assignor -to The e Hubley Manufacturing Oompanm-Lan'caster, r a corporation of-Pennsylvania:

ApplicationMay 31,193i, Se1-ialNo. a e v is-c aim (01. 46-48) This invention relates to toys, and, moreparbinationand arrangements of parts aswill .be ticularly to a structureof the. wheeled type inhereinaftermore fully described, illustratedin tended to simulate a vehicle; such as an automothe accompanying drawings and-defined in the bile. appended claims. 1

5 A primary'object of the invention is to provide A Preferred-and practical embodiment of the 5 a'toy consisting'ofa minimum-number of parts, invention isshown in the accompanying draw- .thereby not,only facilitating manufacturabut, ings, in which:- V 1 at the same timepermittingv the user of the toy to gure 1 is a sideelevation lithe imp v yreadily take the same,;apart and 'reassemblethe Figure 2 is a top plan view of the toy shown in 10 same so that where, as in the present instance, F ur l r A i Q the toy :simulates an automobile, bodies of dif- Figure3 is abottomplanview. ferent color may be assembled on the same chas- ,Ii u is rt c l d n Sectional sis in a simple, expeditious, and safe manner View taken on the line of Figure 2, with the without thezuse' of tools: or :the like; -Many toys manner of assembly indicated by dotted lines.

of, this type 'are difficult to take apart ,and re- Figure 5 E a P1 w Of t ass s. {5 assemble without the; use ofia tool or instrument Figure 6 isa detail vertical sectional view andsome, of theminclude' partswhich are likely taken on the i e Figure V a to injure. childrenin use. V i Fi gure '7 is a-detail viewillustrating a modi- A distinctive objector the invention is to profication orthe spare tire or spare wheel mounting.

vide a toy automobile essentially comprising a Similar reterence c ra t i nate C TQ- 20 chassis and body sections whichare maintained pending p r throughout theseveral figur s of in their interlocked relation by a member simudraw ng V i V a lating ai'spare tire. That is to say, the chassis Referrinstothe drawin s, thechassis. and body and body are formed-with interfittingparts and sections are respectively designated as A and-B.

may then beikreleasably locked together by a Th 6 Y e Separately madefor the 2 member located at the positionof the spare tire p rpo of fa i itat n manufacture and ornaor spare wheel at the rear of the toy, V mental treatment and then'suitably'interlocked- Another object of the invention is to provide f nte fitt a dre a bly d-ri s mbled a constructionwhichis particularly adapted to relation bve 6 8 preferably simulating the making of cast toys, and whichxpermits the a spare tireor spare'wheel. V 30 frontand rear bumpers being made integral with Referring particularly to-thev chassis A, it ,will the chassis thereby to'enable Tthe sameto be beobserved that the same comprises agunit of readily nickelor chromium-plated, Whilethe D de -1ike form ion i g d h vin body may be given adesired color treatment in front and rear wheel supports respectively desthe-course of its manufacture. ,i a ednasl, a d :3 Wh le, the front end of the 35 A further objectof the'inventi'on is to provide chassis is formedwith affront bumper 5 and the a chassis havingaxle'" portions for receiving-the rear is provided withthe rear bumper. simulat wheels and. so forming-the bodywith reference 'ing portion 5.; According-to the particular emto; the axles that portions of the body will serve bodiment shown in-the, drawings, the chassis-also .4 to hold the wheelson the axles, thereby elimincludes a; hood: simulating section but ;so inating the necessity of special fastenings on or far as the essential features oithe invention are the riveting ofithe ends of'the'axlestojhold the concerned, it will of course, be apparent that wheels thereon, and adding to the interestto the the said hood section may be formed with the toyin the :respect'that the user may readily bodya- Y change wheels, if desired. The chassis A has several distinctive features In its application to casttoys, the invention of novelty, namely that it includes the wheel suphas special utility-and manufacturingieificiency ports2 and 3, the front andrear bumpers i and in the, respect thatthe body and the chassis as- 5 respectively and; a spareftire or spare wheel well as the axlesmay be madein one piece,- withmounting device 6, the latter, as will presently 9 out the use of cores, therebymateriallysimpliappear more in detail, providing the means of 'fying the basic manufacturing operation. holding. the chassis and body in ultimate as- With, the. above and other objects in "view, sembled relation.

whichwill more readily ,appearlasthe nature of The front wheel supports 2 may be provided the invention is better understood, the same conwith openings 2 forjreceiving an axle pin 7 sists in the novel features of 'con structiomQcom-r which carries the front wheels'W, 'The ends of it is not necessary to rivet or upset the ends of the members 3 or toprovide them with nuts or equivalent fastenings because it is intended that the body B will, when assembled on'the chassis, serve to hold the wheels'on the supports or axles 3. That is to say, the body is provided with fender aprons 8, or their equivalent, intended to overlie and mask the rear wheels for a porv tion of their diameter so that when the body is assembled on thechassisthe wheels will be held on the axles 3 by the body itself. arrangement has manufacturing advantages in the respect that when the toy is cast, the axles may be cast with the chassis, and, when the wheels are assembled on the axles, the mere assembling of the body on the chassis will hold the wheels in position. While the present embodimentof the invention only proposes: to use this type or rear mounting in connection with the rear axles W it will of course, be apparent that it is'within the teaching and scope of the invention to apply this feature to theiront'wheels also in event that it is desired to design the toy with aprons or masks for the front-wheels. F

The spare tire or spare wheel simulating member C preferably includes the mounting member 6 carried by a su'pportir-igsectionfi and whose outer surface 6 may be rounded or curved, while the periphery or rim may be grooved thereby to receive an elastic annular member -9 simulating a spare tire. Thus, it Willb'e apparent that the spare tire and the parts 6, 6e, and 6 constitute in effect the simulation of a spare wheel.

The body section B may be-formed to simulate any desired style of to be 'mounted'on the chassis, and by reason of its relative separability, it is apparent'that the same maybe 'given any desired ornamental treatment during-the" course of its manufacture, and, although, in'the present instance, the body is intended to simulate a modern streamline vehicle, it'wilL'of coursejoe understood that the invention is readily adapted to bodies of other styles. r 1 I The said body section B is provided preferably 'inthe 'front thereof with'keeper means- 10intended to interlock with the chassis, thereby to permit of the body and chassis being readily held together at onepoint-by'the mere actof placing them together in proper assembled relations Also,

constituting a part of the spare tire or spare wheel device, and is also formed as at B to provide a keeper portion adapted for engagement by the spare tire or spare wheel. The-opening or slot is made large enough to afford proper clearance of the member 6 in assembling the body and the chassis, and after these'two parts are in final position, the spare tire simulating member 9 may be readily mounted-0n the support S'thereby to releasably lock the body to the chassis.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the chassis and body may be readily assembled in the mannerheretofore generally set forth, and indicated in Fig. 4. Whenever it is-desired'tosep arate the parts, it is simply necessaryto remove the elastic ring 9' simulating the sparetire and the body and chassis-will readily'come apart.

" adapted to-cast toys, but it" is obviously within .the scopeofthe invention to alter the construc- Also, the wheels which have been held on the V chassis by the body may be removed. The ring 9 is preferably made of rubber although it will be apparent that it is entirely within the scope of"- the invention, if desired, to make the member 9l ot inelastic material and fasten it on the support 6 by any means well known in the art such as threading the inner circumference orby the use V of cotter pins .or other'fastenings. or.. mayv be made as shown in Figure 7 wherein the support 6 itself is threaded as at 6 to receive the internally threaded wheel simulating disk which carries the spare tire 9 The construction described is particularly tion sufficiently to adapt it to sheet metal or wrought iron toys, the distinctive feature being L that of holding the body and chassis assembled by a spare tire or spare wheel device. 'It will also be apparent that other. changes will be resorted to withinthe scope of the appended claims without departing from the'inventionl r l I claim: V V

1; A toy vehicleincluding'a chasmv and a'body having means for interlocking-engagement,- "and means simulating a spare the unit for holding;-

the body andchassis in relation."

"2. A toy vehicle includingm chassis: and'a. body having means for interlocking engagement, and elastic means a spare tire for engag ing a part of the chassis and the body to hoid M l V 5. A toy wheeled vehicle including a hmsiii having front and rear bumper emanating purtions, a spare tire support camed by the chassis, I a body detacnably interlocked with "the :Iront' bumper simulating portion and having'anopening forreceiving said spare tire support, and an annular member fitted t0 fl1d Sp8IBurE sup- 1 port for releasably locking together. M 6. A wheeled toy a chassis formed with travelling wheel supports and'a spare time support and also Ionned with front and rear bumper portions, a-bodyhaving'meazis tor-Ede tachably interlocking with the front bumper portion and having for receiving said spare tire support, and a member simulating-a spare tire fitted to said last mentioned support for engaging'andholding the body and interlocked.

v. A wheeled toy-including I 7 intermediate wheel supports and M at its 8' ends with bumper simulating said chassis being also romeo between thei'front and provided with means for inteflockingfwith the front bumper simulating portion, and meansv simulating a spare wheel adapted; to be iconnected with the chassis and "behold the body assembled thereon. j"

8. A wheeled toy vehicle including a chassis having wheel supports, and a body mounted on.

the chassis and having portions masking the ends of said wheel supports to hold wheels thereon.

9. A wheeled toy vehicle including a chassis having integral axle portions formed therefrom, wheels mounted on the axles, and a body detachably interlocked with the chassis and having portions extending into the zone of the wheels carried by said axles to hold said wheels thereon.

10. A wheeled toy comprising a cast chassis section provided with integral cast main and spare wheel supports, a. body having means for masking the main wheel supports and means for exposing the spare wheel support, and a member simulating a spare tire adapted to be fitted to said spare wheel support to hold the body and chassis together.

11. A wheeled toy comprising a chassis having a member projecting therefrom, a body mounted .12. A' wheeled toy comprising a chassis having a member projecting therefrom, a body mounted.

on the chassis, and elastic means simulating a spare tire detachably fitted to said member projecting from the chassis for releasably engaging the body to lock thesame on the chassis.

13. A wheeled toy including a chassis, a body interlocked with the front of the chassis, and means at the rear of the interlocked chassis and body 'for holding the same in final assembled relation.

14. A wheeled toy including a chassis, a body interlocked with the front of the chassis, and means simulating a spare wheel unit located at the rear of the interlocked chassis and body for holding the same in final assembled relation.

15. Awheeled toy including a chassis, a body interlocked with the front of the chassis, and elastic means at the rear of the interlocked chassis and body and having a holding engagementwith the chassis and an abutting engagement withv the body to hold the chassis and body in assembled relation.

' JACOB E. BRUBAKER. 

